Last night’s game was not a re-run though it felt awfully similar to Wednesday’s game, didn’t it? Nathan Eovaldi didn’t pitch poorly, he just made one big, fat mistake, thank you for nothing, Mr. Donaldson (p.s. That Stroman kid is a handful, too). The final—Blue Jays 4, Yanks 2.
Meanwhile over at Esky Classic, I’ve got a little tribute to George Plimpton, as well as a Q&A with Mike Lupica. I remember Plimpton hawking Intellivision when we were kids, and of course I remember reading about Sidd Finch. In fact, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t recognize Plimpton though it wasn’t until later that I found out what he’d accomplished (The Paris Review, Paper Lion et al.). I just knew he was famous for being famous without knowing why. What about you? What do you remember about Plimpton?
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Alex...re: Stroman. Take comfort in the knowledge that Marcus Stroman is from Long Island, and that he completed his academic requirements at Duke while he was injured last year.
Aside from Sidd Finch I'm not aware of having read any Plimpton. Not out of any conscious act, just never came across any of his stuff.
1) He's a character.
I saw the movie "Paper Lion" in which Alan Alda played George as a QB from Harvard. Alex Karras was a main character. Alan is a fine actor but actors who can't play sports have a hard time faking it. MJ Fox in Teenwolf, Tony Perkins in Fear Strikes Out and Coop as Lou Gehrig to name a few.
Let's not forget William Bendix as the Babe.